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RY OF CULTURE
 
.GOVERNMENT OF
 
JA
 
कृति मंत्राल
 
THE STORY OF PRIYAVRATA
 
अथ ह भगवानात्मयोनिः प्रियव्रतमिति होवाच ।

'भयं प्रमत्तस्य वनेष्वपि स्यात्

यतस्स आस्ते सहषट् सपत्नः ।

जितेन्द्रियस्यात्मरते र्बुधस्य

गृहाश्रमः किन्नु करोत्यवद्यम् ॥
 
सरकार
 
SL
 

Then the self-born God Brahma spoke

to Priyavrata thus: "To the unwary,

there may be fear even in the forests; for

he is (surrounded) by his six enemies,

(Passion, Anger, Avarice, Delusion, Pride,

and Malice); and to that wise man who

has conquered his senses and has found

joy in his self, what harm can household

life do ? "
 

 
' त्वं त्वब्जनाभाङिङ्घ्रिप्रसरोजकोश-

दुर्गाश्रितो निर्जितषट्सपत्नः ।

भुङ्क्ष्वेह भोगान्पुरुषातिदिष्टा-

न्
विमुक्तसङ्गः प्रकृतिं भजस्व ॥
 

"And you have resorted to the strong-

hold of the lotus-feet of Hari and

conquered the six enemies. Abandoning

attachment, enjoy here the joys extended

to you by the Supreme Being and (thus)

realise your essential nature.